Tuesday shows are always stand alone, just Jack shows on a particular subject. Today’s will be on financial prepping, next Tuesday will be on guns and the following will be on food storage and prep. This was all due to the results of an informal Facebook poll. You can see the post and results here.

To that end I will be doing more stuff like this in the future to let you guys tell me what topics you want covered. Today we delve into financial preparedness in a way you won’t ever learn in school and almost no “financial adviser” will ever assist you with, except perhaps John Pugliano.

Economics and the reality of unfunded liabilities, the national debt along with everyday financial worries is the number one reason people get into the preparedness lifestyle. Sometimes it is from a practical approach but just as often it is panic and fear based. Today we set aside panic and establish a base of common sense and pragmatic techniques to build, preserve and protect wealth.

Join Me Today To Discuss…

The number one wealth killer – poverty consciousness

The number two wealth killer – consumer age thinking

Why the two are actually related and not as oppositional as you’d think

The lesson of the game Monopoly

Why debt is cancer and must be eradicated

Why saving is more important than investing for most people

The lessons of alternative energy

Start with increasing efficiency (income)

Reduce losses (spending)

My rules for truly becoming financially resilient

Increase your economic IQ – daily for a year at least

Save money, determine what you can save, then do a bit more

Reduce expenses in small ways, put at least half of it away

Create additional income (business, second job, more hours)

Save money (cash on hand, cash in bank, CDs, bonds)

Become a land owner on some level

Put some money into silver/gold (5-10% of NW)

Put some money into bitcoin (a little each month or quarter)

Become a producer of food, yes, really

Plant trees

Buy the best you can afford once vs. cheap twice

Become highly skilled at fixing your own problems

See opportunity everywhere because it is everywhere

Become a great cook

Invest in only what you understand and only when it makes sense

Get out of the way of telegraphed punches, yes time the market

Pay off all debt asap, I know I said it before and I will keep saying it

Final thoughts – The game is rigged, it is a big club, you are not in it!

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Several dozen of you told me that this article sounded like 8 things I say often on TSP.

So rather than read the article at all I decided to do the show based just on the 8 tenets of Franklin and see how much in sync we really are or are not. One thing for sure old Ben’s advice seems quite timeless to me.

Join Me Today as we Discuss these 8 Pieces of Advice from one of Our Founders

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Mike Gasior is with us today, Mike is a consummate expert, he has authored ten textbooks on investments and the investment markets, and over 700,000 people worldwide read his monthly newsletter.

His breakthrough radio program “Big Money with Mike Gasior”, which aired worldwide on the VoiceAmerica Radio Network, was one the first shows ever to focus on the needs, concerns and issues faced by the world’s largest investors and Mike is a regular guest on the “Naked Short Club” show in London.

He is also the founder of AFS Seminars in 1989 after spending time with several Wall Street firms and a major European bank. In his teaching he uses anecdotes and lessons drawn from his lifetime of experience with economics, investments and the financial markets to deliver knowledge with a dynamic, interactive teaching style that I find to be among the best in the industry.

And we are fortunate to have him here with us today on The Survival Podcast.

Please Note – Mike’s voice became somewhat distorted at the very end of today’s show. During the recording session he sounded fine on my end and there was no way to correct it after the fact. I did my best to clean it up but there are limits to what can be done with such distortions. I am going to suggest to Mike that he come fully into the 21st century and get a Skype account for future interviews.

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So it is Monday and we have a lot to talk about like today’s most likely continued fall of the Dow in the heals of the credit down grade, both depressing and encouraging occurrences in the agricultural community, investing in tough times, harsh drought conditions and more.

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.

Once again we are at the end of a week and it is Friday, that means my favorite of all types of shows is today, shows where the audience has their voice heard. Today we have a great line up of calls with questions and awesome tips as well.

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Today in America despite the mortgage meltdown and other economic problems more people then ever own their own homes. The problem though is we have gone from a nation of Homesteaders to a nation of debt laden home owners, ownership is not even the correct term. Mortgage has turned into long term rental for many. In today’s show we discuss…

How to turn your home from a consumer to producer

How buying regional can lead to more independence

Elimination of debt as part of homesteading

The best crops to begin gardening with

How growing food can lead to freedom

How a mortgage was NOT part of the original homesteading process

Making your home provide for you vs. you having to provide for your home

How solar and green energy can help you be more independent

The salmonella scare and genetically altered plants are yet another reason to “grow your own”

How the Internet is helping us all reconnect and inspire each other

The “smaller home concept” and even how to adapt it to a large home

Tossing a bit of politics in, does the media favor Obama? What do you think?

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We are constantly inundated with information about the “U.S. National Debt” but very few people actually understand

1. How much total debt the U.S. really has
2. Who we owe the money to
3. What we owe the money against
4. How a failure of one sector can impact the others
5. How much the U.S. owes collectively to foreign sources

Due to this few people honestly understand the true scope of the problem and how at risk it places the entire United States economy.